• New Royalty may take pop crown in Z100 contest

    Local band rallies community for votes BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The New Royalty perform before a crowd of more than 8,000 at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Sept. 3. Despite consistently winning awards and garnering praise from music bigwigs, members of the local indie pop band The New Royalty have not let the…

  • Sometimes, it’s fair to blame the messenger

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s something you might not realize about the newspaper, or publication website, where you’re reading this column — the company that publishes the news and information for Greater Media Newspapers has more moral integrity than many of the national news organizations, at least when it comes to paid political advertising. Here’s why:…

  • Resident offers congratulations to election winners

    Congratulations to Nolan Higgins on his election as mayor of Freehold Borough. I am confident that Nolan will be a conscientious and fair leader. Congratulations as well to Mike DiBenedetto and George Schnurr on their election to another term on the Borough Council. Despite the difference in visions of the future among the candidates and…

  • Latino businesses in Freehold are taxed, but not represented

    GUEST COLUMN LAZARO CARDENAS The noise that frequently accompanies elections has now died down, but not everything said during an election should be forgotten or excused as overzealous campaigning. In Freehold Borough the losing Borough Council candidates, in a series of lastminute advertisements, sought to attack the Latino business community by trying to prey on…

  • Manalapan resident irked after receiving letter about recyclables

    We received letters from Manalapan Township datedNov. 9 andNov. 23, 2011 regarding recycling compliance. Apparently, Manalapan spends our money by having code enforcement officers act as recycling pail police to cruise the neighborhoods and see if pails are in place. If no pail, then you are threatened with a fine. This logic is fundamentally flawed.…

  • Freehold Democrats will work on solutions

    We are humbled by the confidence given to us by the residents to serve your community as Freehold Borough’s mayor and members of the Borough Council. In the new year, we look forward to getting down to work and collaborating with all people of goodwill to help deliver solutions on the issues of critical importance…

  • With mission accomplished, group disbands

    Neighbors Opposed to Privatization at Earle (NOPE) is happy to inform our supporters that all of the 300 Laurelwood housing units at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, have been demolished. Is it a shame these houses were torn down when so many people are losing their homes and need adequate living arrangements? Absolutely yes,…

  • School board appears ready to start recording meetings

    Marlboro K-8 representatives want to provide greater access to the public BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Seeking a cost-effective way to make video recordings of their meetings, the members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education will go forward with the assistance of Curt Ciumei, a township resident who is producer for Marlboro’s municipal…

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